Magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits Japan: USGS

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• Magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits Japan: USGS
• Amnesty urge Eritrea to release officials
• Expert’s Testimony on Race Led to Stay of Execution in Texas
• Cuba dissidents' march thwarted
• Turkey's Erdogan Says Syria Regime Will Fall
• Finland holds terrorism suspects
• Euro Ministers Are Stalled as Geithner Calls for Action
• Pair 'drive dead friend to bar'
• Pakistan army doubts Afghanistan ready for pull-out
• Anti-Gaddafi forces 'in retreat'
• At War Blog: Wanting to Get Into the Fight, and Failing
• The Caucus: James Carville's Flawed Advice for Obama
• Floyd Mayweather Jr.: Welterweight With Heavyweight Financial Clout
• Alabama County Averts Bankruptcy
• Dissident troops 'protect anti-Saleh protest'
• U.S. says Algiers embassy alerted to al Qaeda threat
• EU's Syria Sanctions Likely to Be Delayed
• Ukraine President Signals He May Yield on Tymoshenko
• IMF Support Sought for Greek Plan
• Ala. County Votes to Settle Debt, Avoid Bankruptcy

Magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits Japan: USGS Posted: 16 Sep 2011 12:50 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 hit Japan on Saturday 126 km (80 miles) east-southeast of Hachinohe, off the east coast of Honshu island, USGS reported.

Amnesty urge Eritrea to release officials Posted: 16 Sep 2011 12:30 PM PDT Rights group demands the release of 11 senior officials held incommunicado since a government crackdown in 2001.

Expert’s Testimony on Race Led to Stay of Execution in Texas Posted: 16 Sep 2011 12:28 PM PDT Prosecutors' closing argument in a 1997 sentencing hearing became the basis of a Supreme Court order halting the execution of Duane Buck.

Cuba dissidents' march thwarted Posted: 16 Sep 2011 12:34 PM PDT The Cuban authorities have detained more than 30 activists to stop them holding a demonstration, a human rights group says.

Turkey's Erdogan Says Syria Regime Will Fall Posted: 16 Sep 2011 12:18 PM PDT Turkey's prime minister said his once-close allies in Syria's leadership would fall, as activists there reported at least 17 more dead in new raids on protesters.

Finland holds terrorism suspects Posted: 16 Sep 2011 12:22 PM PDT Police in Finland arrest two men suspected of financing and recruiting for terrorism, in what is thought to be the first such case in the country.

Euro Ministers Are Stalled as Geithner Calls for Action Posted: 16 Sep 2011 12:45 PM PDT On the first day of a meeting in Poland, finance ministers were no closer to clearing the hurdles to a bailout plan for Greece.

Pair 'drive dead friend to bar' Posted: 16 Sep 2011 11:49 AM PDT Two US men are arrested in Denver, Colorado, for visiting bars and a strip club with the body of a friend in their car after discovering him dead.

Pakistan army doubts Afghanistan ready for pull-out Posted: 16 Sep 2011 11:57 AM PDT SEVILLE, Spain (Reuters) - Pakistan's army chief said on Friday he doubted neighboring Afghanistan would be ready for international troops to leave by 2014 as planned.

Anti-Gaddafi forces 'in retreat' Posted: 16 Sep 2011 11:56 AM PDT Anti-Gaddafi forces are forced to retreat after entering the town of Bani Walid, one of the last strongholds of the ousted Libyan leader.

At War Blog: Wanting to Get Into the Fight, and Failing Posted: 16 Sep 2011 11:24 AM PDT Just because you volunteer to serve your country does not mean you will ever be sent into harm's way, even if you want to be.

The Caucus: James Carville's Flawed Advice for Obama Posted: 16 Sep 2011 12:35 PM PDT The veteran political strategist is urging the president to "fire a lot of people." But there's a problem with his argument.

Floyd Mayweather Jr.: Welterweight With Heavyweight Financial Clout Posted: 16 Sep 2011 11:44 AM PDT Floyd Mayweather Jr. is expected to make about $40 million against Victor Ortiz, and the checks will come for years, determined by the results of many things beyond the fight itself.

Alabama County Averts Bankruptcy Posted: 16 Sep 2011 11:19 AM PDT The state's most populous county agreed Friday to restructure more than $3 billion of debt, avoiding for now what would have been the biggest municipal bankruptcy filing in American history.

Dissident troops 'protect anti-Saleh protest' Posted: 16 Sep 2011 11:13 AM PDT Demonstrators in Sanaa, the capital, reported to have been protected by soldiers loyal to General Ali Mohsen al Ahmar.

U.S. says Algiers embassy alerted to al Qaeda threat Posted: 16 Sep 2011 11:21 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. embassy in Algiers alerted potential targets to an al Qaeda threat to attack planes chartered by oil companies, the State Department said on Friday.

EU's Syria Sanctions Likely to Be Delayed Posted: 16 Sep 2011 10:56 AM PDT The EU will likely expand its sanctions regime against Syria toward the end of next week, delaying slightly the measures that are expected to include a ban on new European investment in the oil sector.

Ukraine President Signals He May Yield on Tymoshenko Posted: 16 Sep 2011 12:02 PM PDT President Viktor Yanukovych hinted he might yield to increasing Western pressure and end the trial of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko by changing Ukraine's criminal code.

IMF Support Sought for Greek Plan Posted: 16 Sep 2011 11:59 AM PDT The bank industry group negotiating Greece's debt refinancing is asking the IMF and major emerging markets to back a private-sector led plan for Athens to buy back $27.75 billion of its debt.

Ala. County Votes to Settle Debt, Avoid Bankruptcy Posted: 16 Sep 2011 10:42 AM PDT Leaders of Alabama's largest county Friday approved a framework for a settlement with Wall Street over $3.1 billion in debt from a sewer system overhaul gone bad, avoiding the possibility of immediately filing the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.

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